How pigeons took over the world - Elizabeth Carlen and Joanna Moles
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Seeing their meat as a protein source and their poop as the perfect fertilizer, humans brought pigeons into captivity as far back as 10,000 years ago. As we carried pigeons around the world, they formed the wild urban flocks we're familiar with today and became one of the most abundant species on the planet. Elizabeth Carlen and Joanna Moles track the feathery flier's rise to world domination.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Elizabeth Carlen, Joanna Moles
- Director
- Joseph Clark, Oh Studio
- Narrator
- Alexandra Panzer
- Animator
- Joseph Clark, Russell Etheridge, Hannah Lau-Walker
- Music
- Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio
